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diff --git a/gnu/packages/bdb.scm b/gnu/packages/bdb.scm
index 9a626b17d7..75a2b72b44 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bdb.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bdb.scm
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
(system* "./dist/configure"
(string-append "--prefix=" out)
(string-append "CONFIG_SHELL=" (which "bash"))
- (string-append "SHELL=" (which "bash"))))))
+ (string-append "SHELL=" (which "bash"))
+
+ ;; The compatibility mode is needed by some packages,
+ ;; notably iproute2.
+ "--enable-compat185"))))
%standard-phases)))
(synopsis "db, the Berkeley database")
(description